2014 Corvette: More Hints About Its Shape (Video)

Chevrolet has kept the coming 2014 Corvette sports car under tight wraps, so we really don’t know what it will look like. However, the company has allowed a trickle of information that suggests the car won’t be a big departure from the current model – or indeed, the one before that.

The car maker recently said the new car’s design is “all about the aero[dynamics].” This means its appearance will be governed largely by contours that allow the car to slip cleanly through the atmosphere while still diverting enough air to keep the engine and brakes cool and generate downforce to keep the thing from taking off.

The fact is, Corvette designers have been chasing this goal for about 30 years, which is why Corvettes haven’t changed all that much from the fourth-generation “C4” of 1984. No, the cars don’t all look alike, but their development has been decidedly evolutionary, not revolutionary like the first production Sting Ray versions of 1963.

Don’t get me wrong – I think the new ‘Vette will be exciting, but don’t expect the earth to shake when Chevy unveils it in Detroit on Jan. 13.